to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to finish reading; to read through
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to translate; to interpret
to be needed; to be wanted
the original; original copy; script
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
based on; on the basis of
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
prejudice; bias; distorted view
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
erudition; extensive learning
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
use; utilization; utilisation; application
The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
different opinion; objection